WEBVTT MELINDA: THIS IS WHAT IS LEFT OFA PLAYGROUND IN STOCKTON, ASHES,DIRT AFTER IT LITERALLY WENT UPIN SMOKE FOUR MONTHS AGO.>> IT IS SENSELESS.MELINDA: THE PLAYGROUND ATAMERICAN LEGION PARK WAS AN ACTOF VANDALISM ALONG WITH FOUROTHER PLAYGROUNDS IN STOCKTON.THE CITY SAYS THE VANDALSDEPRIVED CHILDREN IN THE AREA.>> WE KNOW THEY ARE REALLYIMPORTANT AMENITIES TO THECOMMUNITY.THESE ARE ALL VERY WELL USEDPARTS WITH LOVELY EQUIPMENT.UNFORTUNATELY, IT WAS AN ACT OFVANDALISM, THAT WE WILL MOVEFORWARD AND REPLACE THEM BECAUSEIT IS IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITYAND TO US.MELINDA: YESTERDAY, A DEMOLITIONCREW PULLED DOWN THE REMAINS ATAMERICAN LEGION AND CONSTITUTIONPARKS.CITY COUNCIL IS EXPECTED TOAPPROVE MONEY NEEDED FOR THE NEWEQUIPMENT.THIS PLAYGROUND HERE ONE OF FOURBURNED IN ONE YEAR.>> IT IS SENSELESS.WHY WOULD PEOPLE DO THAT?THE VICTIMS OF THE CHILDREN.MELINDA: WEBER PARK, SHROPSHIREHIGHER AND CONSTITUTION PARKWILL ALL -- WERE ALL VANDALIZED.THIS CITY SAYS IT COULD COST$118,000 TO FIX THIS PLAYGROUNDHERE AT LEGION PARK.FOR SOME CHILDREN, THEY SAY APLAYGROUND COULD BE PRICELESS.